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6 Tacoma schools headed for historic register
The Tacoma School Board voted unanimously July 22 to add six of its schools to Tacoma's register of…
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Boundaries, properties disputed in Wedge Historic District proposal
Two-dozen people filled Tacoma City Council chambers Tuesday evening to testify for or against a plan to create…
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Landmarks Preservation Commission plans site visit to shed light on plan for historic federal building
The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is scheduled Wednesday to conduct a site visit of the…
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Wedge Historic District issue reaches City Council July 20 ***PART ONE***
Tacoma City Council will hold a public hearing Tues., July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to…
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Wedge Historic District issue reaches City Council July 20 ***PART TWO***
Tacoma City Council will hold a public hearing Tues., July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to…
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Wedge Historic District issue reaches City Council July 20 ***PART THREE***
Tacoma City Council will hold a public hearing Tues., July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to…
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City, Metro Parks move forward on $2M Old Town Dock rehabilitation
The City of Tacoma and Metro Parks Tacoma confirmed this week that money has been set aside to…
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A downtown mural's larger-than-life historic moment
A worker Tuesday morning put finishing touches on a black-and-white, six-foot-by-28-foot mural that shows several thousand people gathered…
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LPC approves Jet Annex Building demolition
The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission took action June 9 to approve the demolition of a 58-year-old…
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Tacoma Fire: 13 fires, $85K in property damage related to illegal fireworks during Independence Day holiday
The Tacoma Fire Department responded to 13 calls for service related to fireworks activity between June 26 and…
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Mobile coffee stand, outdoor seating planned for historic downtown Post Office building
The owner of the 100-year-old downtown Tacoma post office building has submitted a request to City Hall to…
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Tough lesson learned in historic ghost mural destruction
The architecture firm responsible for destroying a "ghost mural" that once covered the north end of a historic…
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Can the Bank of Buckley be Rebuilt?
On a bright sunny day in Buckley, Wash., during the summer of 1925, Cora Craig took her three-year-old…